Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g8OLQEX05991; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 17:26:15 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 17:26:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <88AA308E6B571E42A9E9405A6920E57111817B@mtranier.nws.oregonstate.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Schuster, Ellen" <schustee@orst.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3780] World News Tonight Segment Highlights Impact of Low Health Literacy on Patient Compliance X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2711 Lines: 38 FYI. Ellen Schuster, Oregon State University <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> H E A L T H B E H A V I O R I N F O R M A T I O N T R A N S F E R ( H A B I T ) September 24, 2002 <> Vol. 5, No. 7 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> "WORLD NEWS TONIGHT" SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS IMPACT OF LOW HEALTH LITERACY ON PATIENT COMPLIANCE A segment of ABCNews' "World News Tonight" estimated that one in three U.S. residents struggles with "low health literacy" - that is, either cannot read or cannot understand their physicians' instructions. According to Louisiana State University family medical psychologist Dr. Terry Davis, these patients often take medicine improperly and frequently require hospitalization as a result. The segment, which aired on Sept. 16, cited discharge from hospitals before patients understand how to take care of themselves as a contributing factor. Go to http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/DailyNews/health_literacy020922.html for more information <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> A B O U T T H I S N E W S L E T T E R HABIT is an electronic newsletter for researchers and others seeking to raise the priority of and resources devoted to health and behavior research. Each issue contains news, updates on funding and policy issues, opportunities to take action and links to information, as well as links to listings of funding sources, conferences, calls for submissions and career opportunities. HABIT is published by the Center for the Advancement of Health. View back issues at www.cfah.org/habit/past_issues.cfm. To contribute information, resources or announcements to HABIT, e-mail habit@cfah.org To SUBSCRIBE to HABIT. Visit www.cfah.org/habit/subscribe.cfm. To UNSUBSCRIBE visit www.cfah.org/habit/unsubscribe.cfm, or send an e-mail to habit@cfah.org stating the e-mail address you would like removed. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> The Center for the Advancement of Health is an independent nonprofit organization funded by foundations to promote greater recognition of how psychological, social, behavioral, economic and environmental factors influence health and illness. The Center advocates the highest quality research and communicates it to the health care community and the public. The fundamental aim of the Center is to translate into policy and practice the growing body of evidence that can lead to improving and maintaining the health of individuals and the public. To contact the Center email cfah@cfah.org, call (202) 387-2829 or visit our web site at www.cfah.org. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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